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Body-inserted tube cleaning with suction

  • US 9,907,624 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2017
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cleaning device for removing biofilm from a body-inserted medical tube comprising:

  • an elongate body comprising a distal end and a proximal end;

    a cleaning member positioned along the elongate body,wherein the cleaning member is selectively movable between a radially-collapsed configuration and a radially-expanded configuration,wherein the cleaning member, when in the radially-expanded configuration, comprises a generally rounded profile,wherein at least a portion of the cleaning member is configured to circumferentially contact an interior surface of the medical tube when in the radially-expanded configuration,wherein the portion of the cleaning member that is configured to circumferentially contact the interior surface of the medical tube comprises a generally smooth surface,wherein the cleaning member, when in the radially-expanded configuration, is configured to remove biofilm from the medical tube as the elongate body is withdrawn from the medical tube; and

    a suction channel extending along an interior of the elongate body, the suction channel comprising at least one port.

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